Autumn 2023: Director’s Message
October 10, 2023
Dear Members of the Jackson School Community, As we prepared for the publication of this newsletter, we learned of the Oct. 7 death of recent Jackson School Ph.D. graduate Dr. Hayim
International Studies (General, entered 2021 and before) – Major and Minor
The International Studies Program combines social sciences and humanities to examine international problems and change. Using a diverse, multidisciplinary approach, the Program encourages students to look at our increasingly interdependent...
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From the Jackson School to the White House: Meet Greta Downey ’23
October 5, 2023
In September, we spoke with Greta Downey (B.A. International Studies 2023), who since graduating in June, has interned with the Office of Public Engagement at the White House and currently
Celebrating the Class of 2023!
June 15, 2023
Honoring achievements “You are the latest generation of scholars to emerge from your time here with the skills necessary to become diplomats, activists, business, political, and military leaders, academics, artists,
And the Jackson School Leadership Award 2022-2023 goes to…
June 15, 2023
In June 2023, graduating seniors Adaora Ugwueze, a global and regional studies major, and Alina Guyon, an international studies major with a minor in French, were selected for the flagship
Students take action on 3 pressing global issues
June 7, 2023
In the last week of classes in spring quarter, on June 1, 18 international studies and global and regional studies majors plus a first-year graduate student and three other Social
Spotlight: Husky 100 undergrad Tina Nguyen ’23
June 7, 2023
We recently spoke with Tina Nguyen, an international studies major graduating in 2023, who was named to the University of Washington’s Husky 100 list in Spring 2023 for her research
A Fulbright to Finland: Meet Mia Filardi
June 6, 2023
In May 2023, Mia Filardi, a graduating senior in international studies and Finnish with a focus on language and culture, was selected for a U.S. Fulbright award that will take
Undergrad and alum receive prestigious Yenching Academy Scholarships
June 6, 2023
Jackson School student Casper Pei-Shen Suen, an international studies major graduating this spring, and Collin Chung, an alum who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 2021, have
Jackson School alum named to Husky 100
May 23, 2023
Congratulations to our alum Amodini Khade, (B.A. International Studies 2020; M.S. Human-Centered Design & Engineering 2023), who has been named to this 2023 University of Washington’s Husky 100 list for
Saadia Pekkanen co-edits special issue on space diplomacy in The Hague Journal of Diplomacy
May 22, 2023
Saadia Pekkanen, Job and Gertrud Tamaki Endowed Professor and an outer space expert, co-edited a special issue of The Hague Journal of Diplomacy Volume 18 Issue 2-3: Special Issue: Space Diplomacy: